I was really enticed when I saw a succulent terrarium at one of my friend’s living room, and soon realized that it is an awesome stuff for decorating home. Succulent terrarium is best for those who are really busy with their daily office work, and at the same time would like to do some gardening. Succulents are tough plants, which can live for decades with very less maintenance.
Succulent terrarium or Cactus terrarium is a mini desert eco-system in a glass container.
This home decor or small garden can easily catch the eye of your visitors. If they love desert life, then they will be really amazed at this small desert eco-system in your living room. An awesome choice for giving creative gift to your loved one.
Now lets jump into action:
Materials Required:
Glass container: Choose a glass container which has a big opening, for proper air circulation.Succulents or Cactus plants: Choose plants with good color and texture. If u get some flowering succulents, its the best.Cactus soil mix, sand and gravel.Decorative stuffs.
Succulent Terrarium DIY ( Step by step guide)
Step-1: Choose a glass container, which can be bought from various online garden or home stores like Etsy, West Elm or Terrain. You can find some awesome glass containers from your nearby garden nursery center or aquarium stores. Clean the container using some detergent and dry it properly.
Step-2: Choose succulent plants with attractive color and texture.
Step-3: Fill the glass jar with gravel, make sure it has sufficient holes for water drainage. Then fill it with cactus soil mix. Plant the succulents on this soil.Water it properly
Step-4: Finally add a layer of desert sand and place your decorative stuffs add further beauty.
Best Succulents for terrarium
Now lets see how to choose the right succulents for our terrarium. You will get a good collection of plants from Annie’s Annuals. and some more cactus plants from cacti guide.com
Some of the plants we recommend are :
Voodoo or Sedum spurium – With Amazing texture
Sunset Strain – With awesome flowers
Chinese Dunce Cap (scientifically known as Orostachys iwarenge) – Multi colour
Gymnocalycium alboareolatum – With attractive flowers
Rebutia albifloram – with multi colored flowers
Cintia knizei – Yellow flowers and thick leaves
I would like to choose plants which is having a good texture, because cactus plants are know for that, and it adds beauty to your terrarium. If you are looking for amazing ideas to hang your terrarium in living room, check out 21 hanging glass terrarium ideas
Here we have 23 creative cactus terrarium photo inspirations:
